Background

Mr. Bernard L. M. Kasriel served as a Partner and Member of the Management Board at LBO France. Mr. Kasriel joined LBO Francein 2006. From May 20, 2003 to January 1, 2005, he served as the Chief Executive Officer of Lafarge. He was appointed Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Lafarge and Member of the Executive Committee in 1981, and subsequently Chief Operating Officer in 1989. Prior to that, Mr. Kasriel served as a Managing Director at Lafarge S.A., from 1989 to 1994 ... and Senior Executive Vice President, from 1982 to 1989. He joined Lafarge in December 1977. He served as the President and Chief Operating Officer at National Gypsum, from 1987 to 1989. He served as a Deputy President at the Société Phocéenne de Métallurgie, from 1975 to 1977 and Senior Executive Vice President at Braud Establishments, from 1972 to 1974. Mr. Kasriel began his career in 1970 at the Institut du Développement Industriel. He has been a Vice Chairman of Lafarge North America Inc. since May 1996. He has been a Director of L'oreal S.A. since April 26, 2005; Arkema S.A. since May 10, 2006 and of Nucor Corporation since January 1, 2007. He has been Independent Director of L'Oreal SA since 2004. He serves as Director for Lafarge Canada Inc. He served as a Director of Sonoco Products Co. since 1995. From May 20, 2003 to January 1, 2005, he served as a Director of Lafarge. Mr. Kasriel holds an M.B.A. degree from Harvard Business School and is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and INSEAD.

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